Receptacle stand



L.F.CAREY RECEPTACLE STAND Filed June 8, 1921 ATTORNEYS Patented Apr. 3, .1923.

PATENT oFFIcIE';

LAWRENCE r. CAREY, or PHILADELPHIA, r NNsYLvAmA. i

REoErrAcLE STAND.

Application filed June a; 1921. Serial No. 475,960.

To allwhom it may concern: 7

Be it known that I, LAWRENCE F. CAREY, a citizen of the United States, residingat Philadelphia, county: of Philadelphia, j State of Pennsylvania, have invented a newand useful Receptacle Stand, of which the following is a specification.

My invention comprehends a novel construction and arrangement of a receptacle, 10 stand which is connected with respect to a cover in a novel manner in order that it may be opened by the action of a treadle so that theoperator will have his hands free to .place in the receptacle any desired'material. In devices heretofore employed of th1s character they have been expensive to manufacture or were not constructed with suf ficient strength to withstandthe hard usage to which devices ofthis character are subjected. particularly when-employed asa garbage receptacle.

One of the primary objects of my present invention is to devise a novel construction a and arrangement of a receptacle stand from 26 whichrthe receptacle or container can be easily removed and into which it can be easily inserted and wherein thebase has a standard rising therefrom to which is pivot- -tally connected the cover which is -con-,

'structed in such a manner that its opening and closing movement is limited thereby eliminating strainsand stresses on the co operating parts during the operation ofopening and closing the cover.

Other novel features of construction and advantage will hereinafter more clearly appear. in the detailed description.

For the purpose of illustrating my inven tion, I have shown in the accompanying is at present preferredby me,-since this embodiment will be found in practice to give satisfactory and reliable results, although it is to be understood that the various instrumentalities of which my invention con sists can be variously arranged and organ drawing a typical embodiment thereof which- ,Figure 3 represents a sectiononline of Figure I Figure 4;- represents a top plan view of' the stand in detachedposition and with certain of the parts omitted for the sake of clearness of-illustrationr s. i

' Figure5 represents a detail of the hinged connection. g Similar numerals of reference corresponding parts.

Referring tothe drawing.

The base of the standis formed by a or annular band 1 which is carriedibythe indicate:

legs 2which form a part of thecrosscb'ars 3. Thecross bars 3 are disposed at an angle to each other andaredeflected downwardly and upwardly upon themselves to form the legs 2, the outer arm of the deflected portion being vertically directed and secured to the ring 1 in any desiredmanner, for example,

by spot welding or, in othenwords, by fastening devices 4 such as, for example,rive'ts. The lower cross bar 3 is depressed at its central portion as at 5', in order that when the other cross baris secured in position the;

top of the leg forming cross bars will form a substantially flat surface. The crossbars: 3 are secured together at their central por-- tion by means of a fulcrum member 6 which consists of a sheet of metal bent to forma rectangular shaped opening 7 and having its free ends inserted throughthe crossbars;3r and deflected over said bars as at 8 so as to rigidly securethe fulcrum member andthe crossbars together. has rivetedor otherwise secured to}:it atz'9 a standard 10. The standard 10 is braced by meansof the bars llthe lower ends of which are riveted to the ring 1, as at 12, and

the upper ends of whichconverge and are riveted or otherwise secured to the standard 10, as at 13. The standard 10 near its upper end inclines upwardly and outwardly,as at 14, and-then laterally, as at 15, to form a table and is then downwardly deflected ter-- minating in an eye16 through which passes the pintle- 17 of the hinge. l

18 designates the cover to which is con nected the hinged plate 19 which extends laterally, as at 20, then downwardly and outwardly, as at 21, and terminates in a laterally and downwardly extending terminal 22, a portion of the metal of which is cut away,

as indicated at 23, and then bent around to form the hinged portion 33, see Figure 4.

The ring '1 at its rear The opening movement of the cover 18 is limited by the engagement of the extension 22 with the inclinedstop portion 14:, as will be apparent. 24L designates a bar which is deflected upon itself in order to stiffen it and which is pivotally connected at 25 to the hinged plate 19, and at its lower end it is pivotally connected at 26 to a treadle or foot lever 27 which is also formed of sheet metal deflected upon itself to stiffen it. This foot lever 27 passes through the fulcrum memberGandits fulcrum 28-may, if desired, consist of a cotter pin or other fastening device passing through the fulcrum member 6 .andthe foot lever 27. In order thatthefoot lever will be accurately guided the standard 10 has a slot 29 opening through its bottom, the walls of said slot serving as a guide for the rear portion of theifootlever, as is evident.

30' designates the container or receptacle the bail 31 of which is preferably secured or mounted within the container. The container'3O rests on the crossbars 3 and its bottomportion is surrounded by the ring 1.

In the operation of my device it will be apparent that when the operator places his foot onthe foot piece 32 of the foot treadle 27,-thebar 24' will be moved upwardly therebycausing the cover 18 to move into its open position. The operator will have both hands free to'place in the container 30 whateverv material h desires. WVhen the foot is removed from the treadle 27 the cover will drop into closedposition and will rest on the itop ofthe container 80, as will be apparent.

If it isdesired to empty the container all that it is necessary to do is to actuate the treadle 27-and take hold of the bail 31 whereupon the operator can'readily withdraw the container 30 since there is nothing above the ring ltointerfere in any manner with the withdrawal of the container from the stand. The parts can all be economically manufactured since they can be readily formed from sheet metal and the parts which receive the most strain are preferably corrugated or bent to reinforce them so that a lighter gage sheet material can be employed.

It will be seen that the laterally extending portion. 20 of the hinged plate rests upon th table 15 of the standard 10 whenthe cover .is in closed position so that when the cover is closed and the container is removed .from the stand the strain on the hinged connection and its adjuncts will be materially reduced.

It will now be apparent that I have devised ,a new and useful receptacle stand which embodies the features of advantage enumerated as desirable in the statement of the invention andthe above-description,

ment thereof which will give in practice satisfactory and reliable results, it is to be understood that such embodiment is susceptible of modification in various particulars without departing from the spirit or scope -of the invention or sacrificing any of its advantages.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is:

l. A receptacle stand, comprising a frame consisting of a ring, crossbars having their ends downwardly deflected and upwardly deflected to form legs and connected with said ring, said crossbars being adapted to support the receptacle, a standard rising from said frame and laterally deflected at its upper end to form a table and then downwardly deflected, a cover, ahinged plate fixed to said cover and fulcrumed intermediate its end to the downwardly deflected portion of said standard, a bar pivotally connected to the free end of saidhinged plate, and a treadle carried by saidframe and pivotally connected with said bar.

2. A receptacle stand, comprising a frame consisting of a ring, crossbars having their ends downwardly deflected and upwardly deflected to form legs and connected with said ring, said crossbars being adaptedto support the receptacle, a standard rising from said frame and laterally deflected-at its upper end to form a table and then downwardly deflected, a cover, a hinged plateflxed to said cover and 'fulcrumed interminate its end to the downwardly deflected portion of saidstandard, a bar pivotally connected to the free end of said hinged plate, a treadle carried by said frame and pivotally I connected with said bar, said standard being slotted to receive and guide said treadle.

3. A receptaclestand, comprising a ring, transversely extending cross bars disposed at an angle to each other and each being deflected downwardly and then upwardly to form aleg portion fixedto saidring and a support for a receptacle, a bracket securedto said cross bars at their intersecting portions to fix them respectively to each other,

a treadle pivoted in saidbracket, a standard secured to said ring and extending upwardly therefrom and having its upper end laterally and'downwardly deflected, a cover, a platesecured at one end tosaid cover and pivoted intermediateits ends to said downwardly deflected portion, said plate beyond said cover being laterally deflected where by when said cover is raised the laterally deflected portion will engage thedeflected portion of said standard and limit the opening movement of said cover.

4. A receptacle stand, comprising a frame having a standard rising therefrom and deflected laterally and then downwardly at its upper end, a cover, a plate connected with said cover and movably connected in termediate its ends with the deflected portion of said standard and having its free end inwardly deflected, a bar movably connected with the free end-0f said plate, and I a treadle operatively connected withsaid bar whereby when said treadle is depressed said bar is moved upwardly to effect the opening movement of said cover, said open- 10 ing movement being limited by the contact of said free end with the juxtaposed portion of'said standard.

LAWRENCE F. CAREY.

Witnesses:

C. D. MOVAY, N. BRESSINGER. 

